Celanese Announces Acetyl Intermediates Price Increases

January 11, 2013 05:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty
materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for
the following products effective January 15, 2013, or as contracts allow.

Product

USA,CanadaandMexico

Centraland SouthAmerica

Europe

AsiaOutsideChina

USD/LB

USD/MT

Euro/MT

USD/MT

Acetic Acid

$0.01

$20

-

-

Vinyl Acetate Monomer

$0.06

$130

€60

$30

Acetic Anhydride

-

-

-

$30

Ethyl Acetate

$0.03

$70

€40

-

Butyl Acetate

-

-

-

$30

Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC)

$0.10

$225

-

$225

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

$0.08

$175

-

$175

Paraformaldehyde 91-93%

$0.015

$30

-

$15

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production
of specialty materials and chemical products that are used in most major
industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to
everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia.
Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety
performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with
best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs
approximately 7,600employees worldwide and had 2011 net sales of
$6.8 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America.For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global
product offerings, visit www.celanese.com
or the company’s blog at www.celaneseblog.com.